File contains a typed filmscript written by Hinds for the Dalhousie Medical School; a list of shots for the film; a document called "Medical Training and Research in Canada's Maritimes" with a handwritten note that says "script from 'old' film"; and a memorandum from Dr. R. Wayne Putnam to Madonna MacDonald about the medical school videotape.
File is a large research file about fur trapping. The file contains newspaper clippings and photocopies of articles; drafts of articles; information from the Canadian Association for Humane Trapping; promotional material from animal rights groups; magazines and newsletters from hunting groups; "Nova Scotia Trapper's Reference" by Neil vanNostrand from the Nova Scotia Department of Land and Forests"; a photocopy of "Survey of Trapping Techniques and Trap Efficiency" by John Shannon and Milan Novak; correspondence with Neil vanNostrand, Ron Wallace, Joe B. Ternan; and copies of trapping regulations.
Files contain research material about coal miners' lung disease and workmen's compensation. Research material includes documents from the Committee on Medical and Adjudicative Procedure in Pneumonoconiosis Claims before the Workmen's Compensation Board; documents from the Committee on Automatic Assumption for Black Lung; documents from the Cape Breton conference on coal miners' lung disease; handwritten notes; newspaper clippings about coal miners and workmen's compensation, written by Barbara Hinds and others; several copies of an article published in the July 31, 1975 issue of the Chronicle-Herald called "Medical disputes disturb miners" by Barbara Hinds; typed drafts of articles; photocopied articles and letters about worker's compensation; press releases; an interview transcript; a copy of the Nova Scotia Workmen's Compensation Act; notes on the prevention of occupational respiratory disease from the Dalhousie Department of Preventative Medicine; a copy of the 1974 Report of Workmen's Compensation Board of Nova Scotia; pamphlets of claims information for employees and employers; a photograph of a man involved in the case; and a copy of a government bill.
File is a research file about the connection between pesticides and Reye's syndrome, a rare childhood disease that was researched at Dalhousie. The research material includes newspaper clippings about Reye's Syndrome research and spruce budworm spraying, by Barbara Hinds and others; correspondence from Robyn Warren, J. Gordon Ogden, and others; handwritten notes; photocopies of scholarly articles about congenital and genetic disease; typed drafts; and a transcript of an interview with Robyn Warren.
File contains photographs of Joe Robichaud, Larry Richard, Duncan Coates, Alex Fok, and other staff and students at the Nova Scotia School of architecture experiencing what it's like to be in a wheelchair. The file also includes cutlines to accompany the photographs and an article called "Wheelchair Awareness Day: blisters, anger, understanding," from the November 14, 1975 issue of the Mail-Star.
File contains three photocopies of newspaper articles written by Barbara Hinds. The articles include "Life at Frobisher: Traffic Signs Invade Far North," from the the July 9, 1960 issue of the Mail-Star; "Ship's Arrival Eskimo's Delight," from the November 3, 1960 issue of the Chronicle-Herald; and "Port Burwell: Gateway To Eastern Arctic."
File contains a the September 6, 1966 issue of The Norther, a publication from the Northwest Territories. The cover of the issue features a photo story by Barbara Hinds called "When the Tide Comes In: Effects of Nouveau Quebec on Eastern Eskimos."
File contains newspaper clippings of articles from Barbara Hinds' birdwatching column in the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The column is called "Bird Watch." The articles date from January 9 1998 to December 12 1999. Some of the clippings have dates written on them in pencil.
File contains newspaper clippings of articles from Barbara Hinds' birdwatching column in the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The column is called "Bird Watch." The articles date from January 5 1996 to December 26 1997.
File contains newspaper clippings of articles from Barbara Hinds' birdwatching column in the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. Many of the articles are from the Nova Scotian section of the paper. The birdwatching articles date from March 26 1988 to December 23 1989. Some of the articles are undated. The file also includes a typed draft of an article called "The annual bird watching epic" and a newspaper clipping about a forest fire from the July 3 1976 issue of the Chronicle Herald.
File contains newspaper clippings of articles from Barbara Hinds' birdwatching column in the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The articles date from January 6 1990 to December 20 1991.
File contains newspaper clippings of articles written for the Chronicle-Herald by Barbara Hinds about the inquiry into the loss of the Gulf Gull fishing trawler. The articles are dated from September 20 to October 30, 1972.
File contains a paper called "A travller's [sic] view of Cuba's eastern provinces" by Barbara Hinds, for Dennis Wood. There is a note on the paper that says "with 5 photos" but the photographs are not included.
File contains a copy of Maritime Nest Records Scheme Fifteenth Annual Report 1974 by the Canadian Wildlife Service; The Breeding Bird Survey 1967 and 1968 by the United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service; a map of Nova Scotia from the Nova Scotia Travel Bureau; and instructions, correspondence, forms, and other documents used by Barbara Hinds during her participation in the cooperative breeding bird survey of North America. The file also includes newspaper clippings of articles written by Barbara Hinds, including "Counting birds a cold challenge"; "Radar uncovers some secrets of birds' migration," from the December 14, 1970 issue of the Mail-Star; "Down-To-Earth Exploration For The Birds," from the July 24, 1963 issue of the Mail-Star; "Birdwatchers count 75 species of birds - not one crowsfoot"; "Bird Watching Can Be Rugged," from the December 29, 1964 issue of the Mail-Star.
File contains a map of Port Burwell and approaches, including Forbes Sound, Killinek Island, and Jackson Island. The map shows the soundings in fathoms for this area.
File contains a letter from Colin M. Barhill to Barbara Hinds about his mother, Dora Agnes Barnhill, with a document titled "Dora Agnes Barnhill: A Lady Who Was Shanghaied By Her Daughter And Banished By The Nova Scotia Trust Company."
File contains correspondence from Rose Chiasson about a Local Initiatives Program proposal for the Tantramar Amateur Artists' Guild, as well as sketches and copies of forms related to the project.
File contains ten Christmas cards sent to Barbara Hinds by Edgar, Anne Bruce, Jennifer Joynes, the YWCA, Joan Ryan, Alice, Louise, Martha Koneak and family, Peter, and Maggie. Many of the cards have Inuit art on them.
File contains handwritten notes, partially in shorthand, written on lined loose leaf paper. The notes appear to be about court proceedings. The file also includes a report of the trial magistrate from the trial of Lorne Edward Pace, who stole a cake that belonged to the Government of Canada in 1964, and a county court docket from September 1964.
File contains a book called New Course in Pitman's Shorthand. There is a handwritten, dated inscription on the inside cover of the book with Barbara Hinds' name and address.
File contains two spiral bound stenographer's notebooks containing handwritten notes about history and Halifax landmarks. Some of the notes are written in shorthand.
File contains one spiral bound stenographer's notebook containing handwritten notes about the National School. Some of the notes are written in shorthand.
File contains a diary kept by Barbara Hinds from August 24, 1965 to September 5, 1965. The diary is written in a small, six-ring binder with a plastic cover. There are a few extra sheet of paper with notes written on them tucked into the back of the diary. The diary records one of Hinds' trips to Fort Chimo and other places in the eastern Arctic.
File contains two spiral-bound diaries kept by Barbara Hinds between June 30, 1960 and July 9, 1960. The diaries records her activities in Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit, Nunavut).
File contains a typed list of cutlines and descriptions of photographs. The list was typed on a computer, meaning that it was created at a later time than the original photographs and cutlines.
File contains 130 photographic slides taken by Rosemary Gilliat during a 1960 trip to the eastern Canadian Arctic with Barbara Hinds. The photographs in this file were taken in Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories (now Iqaluit, Nunavut). The photographs residents of the area, ice floes in the bay, buildings in the town, the surrounding landscape, and Barbara Hinds herself. Some of the photographs were taken in Sylvia Grinell Territorial Park and the Inuit community of Apex.
File contains four photographs taken during a trip to the eastern Arctic. The photographs show a ship in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador; an unidentified man; and a sled.
File contains a photograph of the set of a live television series produced by Barbara Hinds for the Dalhousie Medical School. The photograph shows four men sitting in front of a backdrop that reads "Lung Disease and Smoking" and "In Sickness and in Health," and Barbara Hinds and an unidentified woman sitting off to the side.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barabra Hinds' interview with Madge Allured, the post master in Frobisher Bay; and Barbara Hinds' interview with Don Sooley from Imperial Oil.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds's interview with Miss Joyce MacKinnon, the home economics mistress at Frobisher Bay Federal Day School. MacKinnon talks about teaching Inuit people about "white man’s food."
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mrs. DeLouite, who is in charge of the Brownies and Girl Guides Frobisher Bay Pack. Mrs. Delouite talks about the girls in the Brownies and Girl Guides, particularly the Inuit girls, and their uniforms. She also talks about two girls, Annie and Lucy, who were selected to go to a Girl Guide camp down south. The interview is preceded by a short recording of a group of women and children talking, probably from a guide meeting.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds telling a story about an Inuit woman named Emily who she met during her trip to Killiniq Island.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of an unidentified radio program; and Barbara Hinds talking about taking baths in British bath tubs. The recording is preceded by a short recording from an unidentified radio program.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Joan Stedman, Senior Nurse from the Surrey & Grenfell Mission Hospital in Nain, Labrador. Stedman talks about her work as the only nurse in Nain.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Reverend Michael Gardner, an Anglican missionary in Cape Dorset. Gardner talks about the difference that Christianity has made to Inuit people and how the church got their organ.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with members of the Liverpool Amalgamation of Homing Pigeon Societies about Racing homing pigeons.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds interviewing several different people in the United Kingdom about the Beatles. Hinds interviews two unidentified men, and a third man named Mr. Taylor about the success of the Beatles. Hinds also interviews a group of young women who are waiting before a Beatles concert.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Abraham Ogpik about Inuit people being taught the "white man's ways" and the effect on their lives and culture; and Barbara Hinds interviewing Corporal Allen Crawford of the Frobisher Bay detachment of the RCMP about crime.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mrs. Elinor (Baker) Coakley at the Sunset Home in Dawson City. Coakley talks about her life in Dawson City, her past in Australia, and her past work. The interview is preceded by an introduction by Barbara Hinds.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with George Koneak. During the interview Koneak tells a story about when his family was going hungry.
File consists of short clips of Barbara Hinds' interviews with pilots in Fort Chimo, Quebec. There are two men being interviewed on the recording but the reel is labeled with the names Michael Ross, Gordon Braley, and Jacques Dumas. The pilots tell stories about being pilots in the north. The recording is preceded by pilot talking over a radio.
